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#34 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#2 Best Value Schools
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#14 Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
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#25 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#20 Biomedical
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#25 Computer
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#17 Most Innovative Schools
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#186 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#58 First-Year Experiences
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#10 Senior Capstone
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#5 Writing in the Disciplines
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#21 Study Abroad
Harvard University is ranked #2 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
96
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
8
Graduation and retention rank
2
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
97%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
97%
Social Mobility Rank
186
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
97%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
98%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
97%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
1
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.9
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
6
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
2
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
94.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
94%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
71.7%
Classes with 50 or more students
10%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
6:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
2
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1460-1580
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
94%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
8
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
10
Average alumni giving rate
31.4%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
